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Before the lights go out on The Malaysian Insider at midnight, we say "Thank You" to our readers.
TMI started on February 25, 2008.
Today, after eight years and less than a month, we say good night to all as our owners call it a day after keeping us for 20 months.
It has been an exhilarating ride.
In our eight years, we have garnered a following of some close to three million readers a day and have become one of the top three most read news websites in the country.
The most challenging time has been over the past year when four of our editors were detained, and our website being blocked for allegedly publishing false news.
On the day we turned eight this year, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) blocked the site on grounds of "national security" over an article that quoted a source regarding evidence against the prime minister's alleged financial scandals.
Since the news earlier today about the closure, we have seen a torrent of thank you messages and well-wishes on the site and on social media.
Many readers, who have contributed articles to our site, also expressed their appreciation for giving them a platform to share their opinions and writing.
No words can express our thanks to our readers who have praised us, critiqued us and stuck with us.
We thank you for your support.
We hope our reporting has inspired Malaysians to think for themselves and strive for a better tomorrow although our site will be offline from midnight.
The struggle for a free Press does not end with the closure of The Malaysian Insider. – March 14, 2016. Link

Goodbye readers from near and far, and those reading us in Malaysia despite the government block.
The Edge Media Group has decided to shut down The Malaysian Insider from midnight today, for commercial reasons. Perhaps it is fitting that we go offline at the start of the Ides of March.
I hope we have served you well since our first day of going live on February 25, 2008. And I hope others will continue to serve you in our absence.
We worked as impartial journalists to inform Malaysians and other readers so that they make informed decisions. We worked to make all voices heard in this marketplace of ideas.
But our work in The Malaysian Insider has now come to an end in a Malaysia that more than ever requires more clarity, transparency and information.
All said and done, I want to thank everyone of you in Malaysia, around the world, and those who have been with The Malaysian Insider from day one until now for your support, well wishes and criticism during these fantastic eight years and 18 days of The Malaysian Insider.
I won’t put down my pen, I won’t lay down my camera, I won’t shut up and I won’t be blinkered or turn a deaf ear to what goes on in Malaysia and the world. And I urge all of you to do the same.
And I shall always be the biggest fan of this news portal called The Malaysian Insider.
Goodbye.
The Editor
* Jahabar Sadiq runs The Malaysian Insider until tonight. Link